Okla. Admin. Code § 310:260-7-3

Current through Vol. 42, No. 4, November 1, 2024

Section 310:260-7-3 - Reconditioning

(a)Salvageable merchandise. All salvageable merchandise shall be reconditioned prior to sale or distribution.

(b)Distressed or nonsalvageable merchandise. The following items shall be deemed unfit for sale or distribution:

(1) Metal cans of food which are essentially free from rust (pitting) and dents (especially at rim, end double seams and/or side seams).

(2) Leakers, springers, flippers, and swellers.

(3) Containers, including metal and glass containers with press caps, screw caps, pull rings or other types of openings which have been in contact with non-potable water, liquid foam, or other deleterious substances, as a result of fire fighting efforts, flood, sewer backups or similar mishaps shall be deemed unfit for sale or distribution, i.e., nonsalvageable merchandise.

(c)Metal containers of food. All metal containers of food, other than those mentioned in (b) of this section whose integrity has not been compromised and whose integrity would not be compromised by the reconditioning, and which have been partially or totally submerged in water, liquid foam, or other deleterious substance as the result of flood, sewer backup or other reasons shall, after thorough cleaning, be subjected to sanitizing rinse of a concentration of 200 ppm available chlorine for a minimum period of one minute, or shall be sanitized by another method approved by the Department. They shall subsequently be treated to inhibit rust formation. All other types of containers so damaged shall be deemed unfit for use or sale.

Okla. Admin. Code § 310:260-7-3

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 37, Issue 24, September 1, 2020, eff. 9/11/2020